1 / 52

U2U Tools

U2U Tools. Wisconsin Crop Management Conference Madison, Wisconsin January 14, 2016. Chad Hart Iowa State University chart@iastate.edu. A Little Bit about U2U.

dstapleton
Download Presentation

U2U Tools

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. U2U Tools Wisconsin Crop Management Conference Madison, Wisconsin January 14, 2016 Chad Hart Iowa State University chart@iastate.edu

  2. A Little Bit about U2U Our goal is to help producers make better long-term plans on what, when and where to plant, and also how to manage crops for maximum yields and minimum environmental damage.

  3. www.AgClimate4U.org

  4. Decision Dashboard

  5. Decision Support Tools

  6. AgClimate View • Plot local temperature and precipitation variation as far back as 1980, • Track county crop yields and trends, and • Consider crop yields in the context of temperature, precipitation, and growing degree day data • Used in tandem with other decision resources, AgClimate View can help you find long-term correlations between climate trends and yields, while helping you put your recent crop experience into historical context.

  7. Start by Selecting a Location

  8. For Example:

  9. Historical Weather Data

  10. Climate Averages

  11. Crop Yields and Trends

  12. Combine the Data

  13. Download the Data

  14. Custom Charts

  15. Select Custom Variables

  16. Get Custom Graph

  17. Decision Support Tools

  18. Corn Growing Degree Days • This tool puts current conditions into a 30-year historical perspective and offers trend projections through the end of the calendar year. Growing Degree Day (GDD) projections, combined with analysis of historical analog data, can help you make decisions about: • Climate Risks – Identify the likelihood of reaching maturity before frosts/freezes. • Activity Planning – Consider corn hybrid estimated physiological maturity requirements, along with GDD projections when making seed purchasing and other growing season decisions. • Marketing – Look at historical and projected GDD when considering forward pricing and crop insurance purchases.

  19. Pick Your Location

  20. For Example:

  21. GDD Graph

  22. Potential for Spring Freeze

  23. Silking Range

  24. Black Layer Range

  25. Potential for Fall Freeze

  26. Adjust for Planting Date

  27. Crop Maturity Date

  28. Freeze Temperature

  29. Compare Different Years

  30. Data Details and Download

  31. GDD Accumulations

  32. Decision Support Tools

  33. Climate Patterns Viewer • This tool provides a historical (1981-2010) look at how the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Arctic Oscillation (AO) have affected local climate conditions across the Corn Belt. You can explore the influence on: • average monthly total precipitation, • average monthly temperature, • deviations of these variables from 1981-2000 normals, and • deviations of these variables from neutral phases. • The maps can help you make decisions about: • Climate Risks – Identify periods of more extreme weather. • Activity Planning – Consider crop choice and irrigation needs. • Marketing – Explore forward pricing alternatives.

  34. Mapping the Relationships

  35. Types of Impacts

  36. Current Conditions

  37. Choice of Cycle

  38. Choice of Weather Variable

  39. Choice of Month

  40. Click on Your Region…

  41. For Example

  42. Comparisons

  43. Decision Support Tools

  44. Split Nitrogen Application • This tool is designed to help farmers and farm advisors understand the risks and benefits of using post-planting nitrogen (N) application for corn production. The tool combines historical weather and fieldwork data with economic considerations to determine the feasibility and profitability of completing a second (split) N application within a user-specified time period. This tool may help you with decisions that: • Increase corn yields • Reduce nitrogen costs • Reduce nitrogen losses to the environment • Affect the likelihood of completing in-season fieldwork.

  45. Pick Your Location

  46. For Example:

  47. Details on Crop/Equipment

  48. Economic Analysis

  49. Acres Completed Summary

  50. Crop Calendar Summary

More Related